Denmark vs Netherlands: Share of women in parliament
Denmark
43.6%
in 2025
Netherlands
42.7%
in 2025
Denmark rank
17th
Netherlands rank
18th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 43.6% against 42.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2.1% | 5.4% | 3.3% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 7.9% | 4.5% | 3.4% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 10.2% | 6.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 17.6% | 8.7% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 28.2% | 5.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 36.8% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.2% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 39.2% | 3.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 43.6% against 42.7% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.9%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.